Position: Kid's Ministry Pastor

Location: Adventure Campus

Reports to: Executive Pastor

FLSA Status: Exempt, Ministerial Exception

Job Status: Full-time

The Pastor/Director of Children’s Ministry is responsible for ensuring that Bayside Kids (Birth through 5th Grade) creates a dynamic and growing environment for children in step with the direction and culture of Bayside Church. The Pastor of Children’s Ministry collaborates with Middle and High School Ministries leaders to develop a strategic, sequential discipleship pathway that connects children and their families to Bayside, and addresses family concerns as needed.

General Responsibilities

• Recruit, nurture, equip, motivate, and encourage a large network of volunteers and volunteer leaders to support Children's Ministry programs
• Primarily responsible for casting and implementing vision
• Work with the Campus Pastor to create an attractive and fun physical environment
• Manage, develop and train all Children’s Ministry staff including Child Care (CMP), Special Needs, Nursery, 1st- 5th, and Special Events teams
• Work with Children’s Ministry Team to offer creative, fun, and age-appropriate program options for weekend services, mid-week services, and special events, including Children's Ministry Provided (CMP)
• Oversee Bayside campus annual camp for kids, Breakaway, through the Breakaway Director
• Work with other ministry departments to create attractive outreach and mid-week opportunities
• Select and/or develop curriculum and age-appropriate learning objectives for all programs
• Develop annual goals and budgets for Children’s Ministry programs with input from Children’s Ministry Staff that support church-wide goals. Manage each activity to stay within budget.

Position Specific Responsibilities

• Proactively communicate, support and fulfill the mission, vision, core values, purposes and goals of Bayside Church
• Build a volunteer and paid staff team who collectively and individually fulfill the core values
• Maintain open and frequent communication with your supervisor, staff and team
• Uphold the Bayside Core Values, Staff Culture & Values, Vision Statement and Points of Accountability.

Primary Strengths/Gifts/Talents Required

• Ability to organize, inspire, supervise and lead both staff and volunteers.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills that can mediate conflict well.
• Strong communication skills to connect with children, parents and staff.
• Able to be flexible and work in a dynamic changing environment.
• Dynamic Servant Leadership
• Organizational skills
• Solution-oriented

Time Commitment

• Full-time – Exempt - Includes evenings, weekends and holidays.

Mission Critical Responsibilities

• Proactively communicate, support and fulfill the mission, vision, core values, purposes and goals of Bayside Church.
• Build a volunteer and paid staff team who collectively and individually accomplishes same.
• Maintain open and frequent communication with your supervisor, staff and team.
• Uphold the Bayside Core Values, Staff Culture & Values, Vision Statement and Points of Accountability.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.